--- title: "Descartes Denied Party Screening Reviews, Pros and Cons - 2026 Software Advice" description: "Reviews of Descartes Denied Party Screening. Learn how real users rate this software's ease-of-use, functionality, overall quality and customer support. Talk to our advisors to see if Descartes Denied Party Screening is a good fit for you!" source_url: "https://www.softwareadvice.com/compliance/descartes-visual-compliance-profile/reviews/" page_type: "reviews" language: "en" --- 1 million+ businesses helped. Get advice Get Free Advice [Home](https://www.softwareadvice.com/) / [Compliance Software](https://www.softwareadvice.com/compliance/) / [Descartes Denied Party Screening](https://www.softwareadvice.com/compliance/descartes-visual-compliance-profile/) / Descartes Denied Party Screening Reviews Software Advice offers objective insights based on verified user reviews and independent product and market research. 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[Overview](https://www.softwareadvice.com/compliance/descartes-visual-compliance-profile/) Reviews [Alternatives](https://www.softwareadvice.com/compliance/descartes-visual-compliance-profile/alternatives/) # Descartes Denied Party Screening User Reviews ## Reviews summary - Overall rating: 4.9/5 - Total reviews: 37 ### Secondary ratings - Ease of use: 4.9/5 - Customer support: 4.8/5 - Value for money: 4.7/5 - Functionality: 4.8/5 ### Rating distribution - 5 stars: 35 reviews (95%) - 4 stars: 2 reviews (5%) - 3 stars: 0 reviews (0%) - 2 stars: 0 reviews (0%) - 1 star: 0 reviews (0%) ### Most mentioned pros - Easy to use and definitely gives peace of mind knowing that this is a stable entity that uses the data to help us not help ill-intentioned agencies. - He offers periodic webinars so we can learn more about the functionality of the system and I always learn new tricks in them, even though we've used this software for years. - It was easily integrated with our current internal systems which make the ease of use a great tool. If we ever have any questions or concerns, their customer service team is quick to respond and resolve any concerns we may have. ### Most mentioned cons - We have yet run into any issues with the Visual Compliance screening tool. - not easy to find sanctions contents, difficult to understand limitation on export ## Descartes Denied Party Screening customer reviews Showing reviews 1-25 of 37 (page 1). ### Verified reviewer - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewed: November 2026 - Company size: 10000+ employees The reviewer appreciates the ease of use and reliability of Descartes Denied Party Screening for compliance checks before onboarding workers. Although the software is effective, the reviewer suggests that improved search filters and match insights would be beneficial. Full review available after login on Software Advice --- ### Research Security Specialist & Export Control Officer - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewed: November 2026 - Industry: Higher Education - Company size: 2-10 employees In the context of higher education, Descartes Denied Party Screening is valuable for managing compliance with export control regulations while screening various third parties. The cost of expanding features and the complexity of managing false positives are areas that could be improved. Full review available after login on Software Advice --- ### vc3 - rps screening tool - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Verified Reviewer - Industry: Import and Export - Company size: 11-50 employees - Product usage: 3-5 years · daily - Reviewed: June 2022 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered We need to review daily shipments with their VC3 screening tool. It was easily integrated with our current internal systems which make the ease of use a great tool. If we ever have any questions or concerns, their customer service team is quick to respond and resolve any concerns we may have. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros We use this software daily and have been a customer for over 6 years. We have never had an issue with the software. It is easy to use and understand. Training new users in our company is very easy. A good reliable product. #### Cons We really do not have anything negative to say about this software product. #### Vendor response Thank you so much for the review! Replied August 2022 --- ### Automated Sanctioned Party List Screening - A Requirement for a Global Company - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Verified Reviewer - Industry: Chemicals - Company size: 10000+ employees - Product usage: 3-5 years · daily - Reviewed: April 2022 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered Excellent experience by providing an automated ability through our ERP system as well as a portal for manual searches to ensure compliance each step of the way. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros Ease of use, timeliness and support team #### Cons Cost of Kharon lists (especially replacement for MK50 list) #### Vendor response Thank you so much for the review, and for sharing your feedback on opportunities to improve. We appreciate your thoughts on the commercial terms of our Enhanced Content - this specialized compliance material requires extensive research and development in conjunction with our partners. It is not published by government sources and thus has significantly higher costs associated with it's curation and addition to the Visual Compliance Data library. Replied August 2022 --- ### Experience with Descartes Screening - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Verified Reviewer - Industry: Automotive - Company size: 1001-5000 employees - Product usage: 3-5 years · daily - Reviewed: January 2022 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered Using Decsartes to support our export activities in Europe, daily screening of potential customers #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 4/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros Easy to use, flexible and intuitive. Very good the upload functionality #### Cons not easy to find sanctions contents, difficult to understand limitation on export #### Vendor response Thank you so much for the review, and for sharing your feedback on opportunities to improve. There are extensive training resources available in Visual Compliance - including Videos and FAQs - that should help you with the navigation issue you describe. Please feel free to connect with our Support team for further information. Replied August 2022 --- ### Excellent Compliance Tool - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Verified Reviewer - Industry: Higher Education - Company size: 10000+ employees - Product usage: 3-5 years · daily - Reviewed: December 2021 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered Super positive experience with DVC. Our customer support rep is very responsive to our needs whether it is for a question or to run a batch screen. We have used it for 10 years. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 4/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros The software is very easy to use and takes little time to screen parties. It is, by far, the most used compliance tool in our office. The commodity classification tool helps us classify unique items used and built on campus. We have batch screens that we run daily and annually; these are run and the results reported back to us quickly. #### Cons The searches tend to include too many items that are false positives (especially when using fuzzy screening), such as The Bruce Company will match to any person named Bruce. #### Vendor response Thank you so much for the review, and for sharing your feedback on opportunities to improve. The issue you raise with respect to 'false positives' can be addressed by conducting our Search Tuning exercise with our Support team. Please feel free to connect with them at your convenience and they will be happy to help! Replied August 2022 --- ### Visual Compliance exceeds your trade compliance needs! - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Verified Reviewer - Industry: Aviation & Aerospace - Company size: 5001-10000 employees - Product usage: 3-5 years · daily - Reviewed: June 2022 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros The functionality of this software is what most appeals to me as a user and administrator. The ability to export reports into Excel format is another great feature. This makes conducting audits from each department easier to do. #### Cons There is nothing I dislike about Visual Compliance. #### Vendor response Thank you so much for the review! Replied August 2022 --- ### Descartes Visual Compliance - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Verified Reviewer - Industry: Biotechnology - Company size: 1001-5000 employees - Product usage: less than 1 year · daily - Reviewed: May 2023 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered The support staff have been quick to respond to queries (Email & ticketing system) and the tool itself is highy customizable. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros The online Descartes Visual Compliance screening platform is very user friendly and the customer support is exceptional. #### Cons We have yet run into any issues with the Visual Compliance screening tool. --- ### Sr. Trade Compliance Specialist - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Verified Reviewer - Industry: Electrical/ Electronic Manufacturing - Company size: 10000+ employees - Product usage: 3-5 years · daily - Reviewed: November 2021 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered We have solved screening for our several sites. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros The easy of using the system and the training sessions that are available. #### Cons Some of the reporting functions we have to go our Rep to complete. I wish we can have the reporting based on each site instead of all together. #### Vendor response Thank you so much for the review, and for sharing your feedback on opportunities to improve. We have recently updated our reporting suite that includes granularity at the 'site' level. Please feel free to reach out to our Training and Support team and they will be happy to help! Replied August 2022 --- ### Ease of use for screening and regulatory research - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Verified Reviewer - Industry: Warehousing - Company size: 10000+ employees - Product usage: 3-5 years · daily - Reviewed: December 2021 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros All modules we have in place are easy to use regarding screening, classification and license determination. Having access to regulations and search functions allow us to stay in compliance. #### Cons Increase the availability of other countries regulations. #### Vendor response Thank you so much for the review, and for sharing your feedback on opportunities to improve. Our Data Engineering Team is always working to expand the available content within Visual Compliance, and we would welcome your specific input on which lists you'd like to see. Please reach out to your Customer Success Manager with any suggestions! Replied August 2022 --- ### Denied Party Screening - Descartes - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Verified Reviewer - Industry: Defense & Space - Company size: 501-1000 employees - Product usage: 3-5 years · daily - Reviewed: January 2022 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered As a business that has 3 offshore subsidiaries it is crucial to our business to have immediate access to Denied Parties around the world - Descartes gives us that. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros What I like most is the instant confirmation of the party screened and how easy it is to navigate the software. The training modules have a new employee up to speed in less than 15 minutes. #### Cons There is really nothing I don't like about this software! #### Vendor response Thank you so much for the review! Replied August 2022 --- ### Easy to use - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Verified Reviewer - Industry: Defense & Space - Company size: 10000+ employees - Product usage: 3-5 years · daily - Reviewed: March 2021 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered the quick result of No matches found/matches found is critical to our business. i also like the Schedule B/ECCN searches; very helpful. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros Ease of use; Customer Service/[SENSITIVE CONTENT HIDDEN] is very responsive; the website is updated quickly as the regs change. #### Cons before, i had to always type my username and password. that takes time when i'm logging in and i have an urgent shipment, and when things are in a rush, you tend to mistype more! :( I think you guys fixed it now, where my username is now remembered, and i just type the password. that saves users time during login, so please keep that feature on. #### Vendor response Thank you so much for the review, and for sharing your feedback on opportunities to improve. The issue you raise with respect to passwords has in fact been addressed by our technical team. Thank you again for your feedback! Replied August 2022 --- ### Buena experiencia - Overall rating: 4/5 - Reviewer: salma g. - Industry: Mechanical or Industrial Engineering - Company size: 1001-5000 employees - Product usage: less than 1 year · monthly - Reviewed: April 2025 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by the software vendor to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. Me es funcional para lo que lo contrate. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 4/5 - Value for money: 3/5 - Customer support: 3/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros la facilidad con la que puedes usar la plataforma #### Cons lo complicado que es cambiar cuentas o correos --- ### Very Helpful tool for buyers - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Verified Reviewer - Industry: Defense & Space - Company size: 10000+ employees - Product usage: less than 1 year · weekly - Reviewed: January 2022 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered Very satisfied #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros Descartes helps buyers check a debarment for companies they do business with. This screening is necessary and important for defense & aerospace industry. Descartes is a friendly and every easy to use. #### Cons Not applicable. As a buyer, I like using Descartes website everyday for my work. #### Vendor response Thank you so much for the review! Replied August 2022 --- ### Easy to Use - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: George C. - Industry: Research - Company size: 1001-5000 employees - Product usage: 3-5 years · daily - Reviewed: April 2025 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by the software vendor to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. Easy to use, technical support has been very quick to respond. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 4/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 4/5 #### Pros It is very easy to use and easy to train my staff -- there is little fuss or unnecessary bloat. It is fast and straight to the point. I can usually find the results I need in under a minute between the time I log in to the time I submit the query. The controlled goods tool is also useful in preliminary classification research. #### Cons In the version that we use, we are unable to search by address only -- you have to put in a name. While the fuzzy search is useful, there are times when I want to look up an address on its own to make sure that it is not being used by another listed entity. (An Example is if I search for a listed entity like ZTE located at NO.55, HI-TECH SOUTH ROAD, NANSHAN DISTRICT; if i put in a fake name like Acme Company at the same address, it will not return result) --- ### Great Program - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Dean O. - Industry: Aviation & Aerospace - Company size: 11-50 employees - Product usage: 3-5 years · weekly - Reviewed: April 2025 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by the software vendor to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. Great program. Easy to use and definitely gives peace of mind knowing that this is a stable entity that uses the data to help us not help ill-intentioned agencies. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros Very easy to use. Gives confidence in adding to the database for someone to identify a potential issue if available quickly and easily. #### Cons The only thing I do wish I could do is edit previous submissions. We have learned to be as detailed as possible and would like to change some of our first submissions. We get the occasional alert that may say "[sensitive content hidden]" at "Aeroparts" or something similar and it has to do with a completely different and out of the area company or unrelated buyer. Not a big deal for sure. --- ### Global Trade Compliance Manager - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Shannon H. - Industry: Chemicals - Company size: 501-1000 employees - Product usage: 3-5 years · daily - Reviewed: April 2025 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by the software vendor to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. My overall experience has been extremely positive. The user interface is great, KH50 is fantastic and I can count on all the data provided. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 4/5 - Customer support: 4/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros I like the ease of the automated screening and how the "positive" hits are displayed. #### Cons I liked the least about the screening is how difficult it is to change the parameters. --- ### Love V.C ALL DAY. - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Zachery R. - Industry: Airlines/ Aviation - Company size: 10000+ employees - Product usage: 3-5 years · weekly - Reviewed: April 2025 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by the software vendor to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. It has been a great experience, and it is well maintained and updated. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 4/5 #### Pros The accuracy of the information and the Visual Compliance Reports for potential violators we have checked in the past. #### Cons Wish you could do a combined on the multi-party check screen. --- ### Denied party screening software - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: timothy c. - Industry: Airlines/ Aviation - Company size: 51-200 employees - Product usage: 1-3 years · daily - Reviewed: April 2025 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by the software vendor to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. Very Pleased the software seamlessly preforms the screening and responds almost immediately #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros The ease of use. The software is very user friendly #### Cons nothing the way the software operates is very good. --- ### Descartes is worth it - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Verified Reviewer - Industry: Mining & Metals - Company size: 11-50 employees - Product usage: 3-5 years · weekly - Reviewed: April 2025 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by the software vendor to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. Have been using Descartes for years, always have great service and great/trusted results. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 4/5 #### Pros Great layout, easy to use and easy to understand. #### Cons I get too many emails from Descartes throughout the week. --- ### Very good Denied Party Screening site - Overall rating: 4/5 - Reviewer: Kris N. - Industry: Electrical/ Electronic Manufacturing - Company size: 1001-5000 employees - Product usage: 3-5 years · weekly - Reviewed: April 2025 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by the software vendor to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. Use it for work, good site with lots of information #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 4/5 #### Pros Simple to use and well maintained with lots of information #### Cons Could be more flexible on setting up default email addresses --- ### Descartes review L3 HARRIS - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Verified Reviewer - Industry: Airlines/ Aviation - Company size: 5001-10000 employees - Product usage: 1-3 years · monthly - Reviewed: April 2025 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by the software vendor to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. Great tool for our business, we use to screen vendors and it provides updates on any current issues. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 3/5 - Customer support: 4/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros Good indicator for future vendors we use #### Cons the report is a bit cumbersome and confusing --- ### The best and most efficient global screening tool available. - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Verified Reviewer - Industry: Defense & Space - Company size: 10000+ employees - Product usage: 3-5 years · daily - Reviewed: December 2021 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered This tool is a key part of our semi-automated home grown export management system and has provided timely, accurate, and useful results to ensure we avoid dealing with restricted parties. In over 20 years, I have not found a better more user friendly product to accomplish this function. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros As a user for over 20 years, the daily updates let me know I am always looking a current restricted party data. The audit feature helps me know how others are using it, and that they are using it, and the fuzzy logic helps me fine tune the level of screening breadth we can perform. #### Cons As an admin, I and each user get copied on each potential change to a previously reviewed party. Still I would rather have this feature than not, because it helps me track what is cycling through the screening contents. #### Vendor response Thank you so much for the review, and for sharing your feedback on opportunities to improve. The issue you mention with respect to possible changes regarding previously screened parties can be optimized and configured within the User Interface. Please reach out to our Support Team if you would like to explore further. Replied August 2022 --- ### Restricted Party Screening - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Verified Reviewer - Industry: Automotive - Company size: 1001-5000 employees - Product usage: 3-5 years · daily - Reviewed: June 2022 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros Product is easy to use. Reliable and timely customer service. #### Cons Being able to pull data (metrics) on internal users and to manage accounts, i.e., record when someone has left so I can keep track of licenses. #### Vendor response Thank you so much for the review, and for sharing your feedback on opportunities to improve. We have recently improved the reporting functionality of Visual Compliance to address the issue your describe. Please feel free to connect with our Support Team for more information. Replied August 2022 --- ### Mk Denial - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Verified Reviewer - Industry: Aviation & Aerospace - Company size: 10000+ employees - Product usage: 3-5 years · daily - Reviewed: January 2022 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by the software vendor to submit an honest review. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 4/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 4/5 #### Pros The ease of use and how fast we obtain the result. The DSL is a very nice function als. #### Cons We use a corporate account for all our employees and although our version is modified to include the employees badge number it is still difficult to audit who is using the tool and at what frequency. #### Vendor response Thank you so much for the review, and for sharing your feedback on opportunities to improve. We have recently released enhanced reporting functionality that should help alleviate the issue you describe. Please reach out to your Customer Success Manager for further assistance. Replied August 2022 ---